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  • 1Rubbish (radio series) — Rubbish is a radio series by writer Tony Bagley, who also wrote Married. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2006. A second series began broadcasting on October 31st 2007.Plot summaryMartin Christmas (Reece Dinsdale) is a local… …

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  • 2rubbish — noun ⇨ See also ↑garbage, ↑trash 1 (esp. BrE) waste material ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic, household ▪ garden … OF RUBBISH ▪ bag …

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  • 3rubbish — 1. adjective /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ Exceedingly bad; awful; terrible; crappy. This has been a rubbish day, and its about to get worse: my mother in law is coming to stay. 2. interjection /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ …

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  • 4rubbish heap — /ˈrʌbɪʃ hip/ (say rubish heep) noun 1. a pile of accumulated rubbish. –phrase 2. toss on(to) the rubbish heap, to discard as worthless. Also, rubbish heap …

  • 5rubbish bin — /ˈrʌbɪʃ bɪn/ (say rubish bin) noun 1. Also, rubbish tin, garbage bin. a container in which household rubbish is kept for disposal. 2. a wastepaper basket …

  • 6rubbish — n. nonsense. (Also an exclamation.) □ I’m tired of listening to your rubbish. □ Rubbish! That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard …

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  • 7rubbish pulley — Gin Gin, n. [A contraction of engine.] [1913 Webster] 1. Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare. Chaucer. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with …

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  • 8Rubbish — The stuff we put in the bin. Trash or garbage to you. You might also accuse someone of talking rubbish …

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  • 9rubbish tip — /ˈrʌbɪʃ tɪp/ (say rubish tip) noun → tip2 (def. 10). Also, rubbish dump …

  • 10rubbish collector — /ˈrʌbɪʃ kəlɛktə/ (say rubish kuhlektuh) noun → garbage collector. Also, rubbishman …